The Urabá-Darién region, located in the northwest of Colombia,
is one of the richest and most biologically diverse
areas of the world. However, during the past few years,
this zone has been the epicenter of a serious humanitarian
crisis, and its ecosystem is in danger due to industrialization
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The Urabá-Darién region, located in the northwest of Colombia,
is one of the richest and most biologically diverse
areas of the world. However, during the past few years,
this zone has been the epicenter of a serious humanitarian
crisis, and its ecosystem is in danger due to industrialization
prospects in the area. Urabá has been transformed
into a favored site for the development of projects
and megaprojects with strong social and environmental
impacts. The express objective of these businesses is to
“uncork” the Darién and bridge,in this way, the barrier
of rainforest that impedes any direct communication between
the two halves of the American continent, as well as
to provide industrial and transportation infrastructures to
the area. This article would like to propose an alternative understanding
of the reasons that, historically, have justified
these connection plans, showing that they do not actually
correspond to the wish to give the local population a
massive and commercial public transportation system.
Instead, these projects must be interpreted as an answer
to the demands of internal and continental security.... weniger